Really Nice Jewelry for Little Girls

If there is one thing that a mom and daughter have in common it is a real love for jewelry. You cant go wrong with just a little freshwater pearl necklace or bracelet but there are all sorts of clever and interesting styles of jewelry out there that looks very elegant and fun on tiny females. You can get beautiful little bracelets made of pearls with little charms hanging off of them.

This winter a popular necklace has been the snowball necklace. This is a sterling silver link chain interspersed with crystals on every link. The pendant is a big irregular freshwater pearl that looks like a snowball.

A little ring is also welcome in your baby girls life. Get one with an adjustable back so she can wear it as she grows. A popular style is the one made out of silver that looks like knobby silver rose bud.

One really nice thing to do is get your daughter any kind of piece of jewelry with her initial on it. This could be as simple as a couple of Capital letters dangling from each ear or from a chain or a link of pearls. Six Sisters makes a nice pair of earrings like this in copper which is a nice metal for children because it is not as obtrusive as gold or silver. Copper also belongs to the Goddess Venus which makes it a metal of love. You can also get little heart necklaces with your daughters first name initial stamped out in the center.

A 2012 trend in necklaces for kids jeweler is ceramic jewelry that is in the shape of a square. They hang from sterling silver chains. They usually sport cryptic messages such as 'I am cute as a cupcake' with an image of cupcake or similar feel good message.

Kids also look beautiful in tiny little earrings that are made of ceramic or paste and that look like little flowers. Popular in the stores are little dangle earrings that look like daisies. You can also get little roses and peach flowers in beautiful coral and pink colors that are studs for the ears. Little tropical flowers made in paste all look beautiful on little ears.

A really interesting new bracelet is called the Tooth Fairy bracelet. The bracelet comes with silver and turquoise beads and a set of pearls. Hanging from a chain is a turquoise hand-crafted angel. When your daughter loses a tooth it is placed on top of the angel in the middle of the night. In the morning a tear drop shaped pearl is added to the bracelet.

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Baby Shower Crafts and Favors

Baby shower crafts are fun to make and usually tied somehow to the theme of the party, which can be anything from storks to ducks to stars to teddy bears. Before deciding on what kind of baby shower crafts you would like to ask guests to bring to the party, decide on a theme and a color scheme for the event. If you are on a budget, at the very least decorate the party area with a banner that welcomes the mom. Featuring her picture in a prominent place is also a complimentary and flattering practice that makes her feel loved and appreciated by her friends.

Baby shower crafts are well suited to beading projects. A unique way to identify guests at a party would be to create baby necklaces, similar to the kind that is worn by babies at the hospital. These kinds of beads, which have letters on them, can be purchased at a supply store. The idea is that the necklace boasts the name of the guest and is worn during the party. Baby beads can be purchased at most bead and craft supply stores. Sometimes you can also get beads that are shaped like small toy building blocks. These building block beads suit showers that have an “ABC” or alphabet theme.

You can also make your own shower favors. The easiest party favors are constructed out of blue or pink tulle or netting that is filled with tiny baby bottles, Hershey’s kisses, safety pins hung with good luck charms or other kinds of candies. Gummy bears tied with a pink or blue net make a nice party favor for guests to take home. Gummy bears can also be used to decorate a cake. A more elaborate baby shower craft that makes a great take home gift is an image of a teddy bear that has been inserted inside a plastic snow-shaker ornament. These empty snow-shaker ornaments can be purchased at craft stores.)

Star shaped glitter can be sprinkled inside the invitation envelopes and also sprinkled around candles and flower arrangements for a star themed shower. Stars constructed out of aluminum foil can strung from ceiling fixtures and white twinkling Christmas lights can be used to enhance the celestial effect. The color scheme of this shower is usually silver and blue baby shower crafts

This wonderful idea for a baby shower craft is a group activity. It is not for the shy mom as it involves her lying on the floor, while her friends make a plaster cast of her pregnant tummy. The guests mingle and chow down while the plaster cast dries and before they leave they inscribe their good wishes for the mommy and the baby on the resulting sculpture. This party baby shower craft not only makes a hilarious video, but also leaves mom with a keepsake she can treasure for decades.

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